Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 603-356-6381;
www.moatmountain.com
; 3378 White Mountain Hwy; mains $10-24;
11:30am-11pm)
Come here for a variety of American with a nod to southern fare: BBQ
Reuben sandwiches, bowls of beefy chili, juicy burgers, luscious salads, wood-grilled
pizzas and cornmeal-crusted catfish. Wash it down with one of the eight brews made on-
site. The friendly bar is also a popular local hangout.
Information
Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce
( 603-356-5701;
www.mtwashingtonvalley.org
; 2617 White Mountain Hwy; 9am-5pm)
Tourist information just
south of the town center. Hours are notoriously unreliable.
North Woodstock & Lincoln
You'll pass right through the twin towns of Lincoln and North Woodstock on your way
between the Kancamagus Hwy (
Click here
)
and Franconia Notch State Park, so it's a
handy place to break for a bite or a bed. The towns straddle the Pemigewasset River at
the intersection of NH 112 and US 3. If you're ready for some action,
Loon Mountain
(
603-745-8111;
www.loonmtn.com
; Kancamagus Hwy, Lincoln; tubing walk-up/lift $10/16, gondola
adult/child $17/11, lift ticket adult/child 13-18/child 6-12 & seniors $79/69/59; tubing 6-9:40pm
Wed-Sun, gondola 9:30am-5:30pm late Jun-mid-Oct)
offers winter skiing and snowboarding,
and in summer has mountain-bike trails, climbing walls and New Hampshire's longest
gondola ride. Or ratchet the adrenaline up a notch by zipping 2000ft down a hillside
while strapped to just a cable with the treetop zip line at
Alpine Adventure
(
603-745-9911;
www.alpinezipline.com
;
41 Main St, Lincoln; zips $92;
9am-4pm)
.
Sleeping & Eating
Woodstock Inn
INN$$$
( 603-745-3951;
www.woodstockinnnh.com
; US 3; r incl breakfast with/without bath from $120/
78; )
This Victorian country inn is North Woodstock's centerpiece. It features 33 indi-
vidually appointed rooms across five separate buildings (three in a cluster, two across the
street), each with modern amenities but old-fashioned style. For dinner, you have your
choice of the on-site upscale restaurant and microbrewery (Woodstock Station & Micro-
brewery), with outdoor seating on the lovely flower-filled patio.
Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery
PUB$$$